New Adventures of Queen Victoria by Pab Sungenis for December 17, 2008

I believe it’s called a “tritone,” Your Maj.

Remember Queenie, “it’s crackers to slip the rozzer the dropsy in snide”.

RE: Crackers to slip….. Mad Magazine 1959

Gweedo - a tritone, as fearciuil knows well, is also known as an augmented fourth or diminished fifth, and is the music interval used by British and European emergency vehicle sirens. Also known formerly as “diabolus in musica,” or the “wolf.”

Study well, there will be a test, and I will try to get Dr. Burber to proctor it.

“What fresh hell..” was Dorothy Parker’s perpetual response to the ring of the doorbell.

Roger, but not THAT one, the other one. says: Gweedo - a tritone, as fearciuil knows well, is also known as an augmented fourth or diminished fifth, and is the music interval used by British and European emergency vehicle sirens. Also known formerly as “diabolus in musica,” or the “wolf.”

I think Roger has it - It’s a CheckStop and good old Vicki is being pulled over because of the diminished fifth in her purse.

Ah wndrwrthg, How I miss Lugg, he always had le mot juste for any occasion.

Is she being pulled over by Frank Sinatra?

I am enjoying the arcane references of my fellow posters!